argue that the sheriff has very little to do with domestic violence cases in the city. at the same time, you've got san francisco recently we've learned that the record of the d.a. in prosecuting domestic violence cases is one of the worst in the bay area. a very large number of cases dropped. why isn't there more focus on that from these same anti-domestic violence advocates who were trying to get ross mirkarimi tossed out? >> i can't really answer that question, but i think what happens in situations like this is that it becomes as much about politics and making a symbolic statement as it does about the crime itself, and that's not to say that the crime was or was not serious. it's just that we have the sheriff -- the city's highest elected law enforcement officer. so it was really a perfect storm of events, that this became an opportunity for domestic violence folks to really focus on the problem, and in the end it back fired. and in answer to your question, i think that the mayor did do damage to himself. he didn't line up his votes ahead of time. you never go and d